Three courses, one tee sheet
Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront, Fazio, and Arthur Hills. All walkable from most villas, all bookable through one system.
Dispatch № 12Hilton Head IslandSpring 2026
Neighborhood · Hilton Head Island
Palmetto Dunes: three courses, eleven miles of lagoon.
Efficient, family-first, and genuinely well-run tennis. The mid-island answer to Sea Pines. Three golf courses in one plantation, oceanfront villas, and the Omni’s freshly-renovated resort spine.
Palmetto Dunes · Hilton Head
№ 01Why Palmetto Dunes
Four reasons we book here often.
The 2026 Omni refresh
Lobby and pool deck fully renovated in early 2026. Best pool on the island now. Room renovation phased through 2027. We know which floors.
US top-10 tennis program
23 clay courts, 8 pickleball, legitimate pros. Drop the kids at camp for 2 hours, hit the beach. Book clinics 2 weeks out.
11 miles of lagoon
Kayak, paddleboard, or fish Broad Creek at 7 a.m. before the island wakes up. One of the most underrated mornings on Hilton Head.
A few frames
Palmetto Dunes in mood.
Best for
- Golf trips (6 to 8 players)
- Families with kids 6 to 14
- Tennis and pickleball focused trips
- Full-service resort travelers
The honest tradeoffs
Not a dining destination on its own. The in-plantation restaurants are convenience-priced and just okay. You’ll drive 8 to 12 minutes to the best dinners.
№ 02Where we book you
Properties we've vetted in person.
Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
Ask us about floor 4+ renovated rooms
Marriott Grande Ocean
2BR villas, shortest beach walk
Mooring Buoy / Sea Oaks villas
Private oceanfront, 5BR
Queens Grant (interior)
Value pick, 10-min walk to beach
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